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Ministry of Women and Child Development
BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR SAKSHAM ANGANWADI AND POSHAN 2.0
The Revised Budgetary Allocation of F.Y 2021-22 was ₹19999.55 crore for 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0', which is 11.71% more than the Revised Budget Allocation of Rs.17902.31 crore for the Financial Year 2020-21.
The estimated number of underweight, malnourished and severely malnourished children under 5 years of age is obtained under National Family Health Survey  conducted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. As per the recent report of NFHS-5 , the nutrition indicators for children under 5 years have improved as compared with NFHS-4 . Stunting has reduced from 38.4% to 35.5%, while Wasting has reduced from 21.0% to 19.3% and Underweight prevalence has reduced from 35.8% to 32.1%.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
17.31 lakh new workers added under ESI Scheme in the month of March, 2023
Around 19,000 new establishments registered under ESI Scheme in the month of March, 2023
Benefits of ESI Scheme extended to 41 transgender employees in March 2023
As per the provisional payroll data of ESIC, 17.31 lakh new employees have been added in the month of March, 2023.
Around 19,000 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social security umbrella of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation in the month of March, 2023, thus ensuring more coverage.
Data also reveals that more jobs have been generated for the youth of the nation as out of the total 17.31 lakh employees added during the month, employees up to the age group of 25 years constitute the majority of new registrations, as 8.26 lakh employees amounting to 48% of the total employees added in the month belong to this age group.
3.36 lakh female members have also been enrolled according to the gender-wise analysis of payroll data in March, 2023. Besides, a total 41 transgender employees have also got registered under ESI Scheme in the month of March, 2023. It shows that ESIC is committed to deliver its benefits to every section of the society.
The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Akashvani Tower in Dwarka, Gujarat dismantled as a precautionary measure in the wake of impending cyclone Biparjoy
A 90 meter high Guy rope supported steel Akashvani tower in Dwarka, Gujarat has been dismantled as a precautionary measure in view of the impending cyclone Biparjoy. This has been done to prevent any mishap and minimize damages to life and property in surrounding areas. The move follows a safety audit of this 35 year old tower by the structural experts from NIT Surat and CCW who recommended the dismantling of this tower in January, 2023. Simultaneously, Akashvani is working on restoration of services from Dwarka by using the available resources.
Special Service and Features
PM Modi’s government is committed to improve the trade facilitation facilities for stakeholders including customs officers and trading communities: Union Finance Minister
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is committed to improve the trade facilitation facilities for stakeholders including customs officers and trading communities.
Participating in the stone-laying ceremony of the 9-storeyed ‘Vaigai’ Customs House Complex at an estimation of Rs 92 crore in Chennai, Nirmala Sitharaman said that this building would be a testimonial for energy efficient for it would completely be equipped with all necessary fabrications to make it a total green building and prevent pollutions. The working environment in this ‘Vaigai’ would be great and would be connected to the customs department head quarters.
“This would be a first of its kind with state-of-the-art facilities and would be a template for all future customs’ department building projects. ‘Vaigai’ Customs House Complex would facilitate every stakeholders to get their businesses completed, she said.
The 100-year long building adjacent to this bhoomi puja site has got a facelift, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Taking the Swachh Bharat Mission forward, the department has made necessary changes in the architecture of the building incorporating changes and modernising the facilities for officers to improve the work culture, she further added.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs  Chairman Vivek Jhori, Central Board of Direct Taxes  Nitin Gupta and Income Tax and Customs department senior officials also participated in the programme.
Ministry of Defence
Resurrection Ceremony for 17 Squadron 'GOLDEN ARROWS'
Today, a Resurrection ceremony for 17 Squadron, AF was held at Air Force Station Ambala. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of the Air Staff presented a memento to Group Captain Harkirat Singh SC to commemorate the occasion. The ceremony was attended by various dignitaries from Indian Air Force and Indian Army.
17 Squadron was formed at Ambala on 01st Oct 1951 under the command of Flight Lieutenant DL Springett and was then equipped with Harvard-II B aircraft. By Nov 1955, Squadron converted fully to De Havilland Vampire and by 1957, Hawker Hunter aircraft were flown by the ‘Golden Arrows’. The Squadron converted to the Mig-21 M in 1975.
The Squadron actively participated in Goa Liberation Campaign in Dec 1961 and in 1965 operations as a reserve force. Under the command of Wing Commander N Chatrath, 17 Squadron took part in the Indo-Pak war of 1971 and flew close air support, counter air and fighter recce missions, getting numerous gallantry awards.
On Nov 1988, the Squadron was presented ‘Colours’ by then honourable President of India, Shri R Venkataraman. Under the command of then Wing Commander BS Dhanoa VM, Golden Arrows participated actively in Operation ‘Safed Sagar’ in 1999.
In the near future, 17 Squadron will be the first Squadron to be equipped with the State of the art Rafale aircraft, which is an extremely capable, fourth generation, multirole aircraft with advanced weapons.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organizes National Webinar on National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation as part of Angdaan Mahotsav and during the Organ Donation month of July
Six engaging sessions focusing on Prevention of Kidney Diseases, Brain Stem Death Declaration, Deceased Donor Management, Prevention of Liver Diseases, Legal Aspects of Organ and Tissue Donation, Eye Donation and Corneal Transplant held as part of the Webinar
Dr. Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services chaired National Webinar on National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation
The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation , in association with the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, demonstrated its unwavering commitment to promoting organ and tissue donation during the Angdaan Mahotsav campaign by organizing a National Webinar on Organ and Tissue Donation. The webinar, held on 22nd July 2023, marked a significant milestone during the Organ Donation month of July, garnering tremendous response from participants across the country.
The event, chaired by Dr. Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services, served as an enlightening platform for medical professionals, students, and other stakeholders to gather valuable insights and knowledge from esteemed experts in the field of organ transplantation.
The webinar featured six engaging sessions, each covering critical aspects of organ and tissue donation, fostering awareness and understanding among attendees. The sessions focused on Prevention of Kidney Diseases, Brain Stem Death Declaration, Deceased Donor Management, Prevention of Liver Diseases, Legal Aspects of Organ and Tissue Donation, and Eye Donation and Corneal Transplant.
The session saw the participation of Dr. Sanjay Agarwal, Professor and Head of the Department of Nephrology in AIIMS, Dr. Sandeep Vaishya, Executive Director - Neurosurgery, Fortis Hospital,Dr. Rahul Pandit, Consultant - Intensivist, Fortis Hospital, Prevention of Liver Diseases: Dr. Akash Shukla, Professor and Head of Gastroenterology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Dr. Anil Kumar, Director, NOTTO, Dr. Radhika Tandon, Professor of Ophthalmology, AIIMS. The National Webinar on Organ and Tissue Donation also witnessed enthusiastic participation from medical and paramedical professionals, students, and stakeholders from various ROTTOs/SOTTOs, hospitals, and medical institutions across the nation who joined virtually.
The recorded webinar is now available for viewing on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s official YouTube channel at the following link: https://youtube.com/live/OB7l14IM5ts?feature=share
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India reports 80,834 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest after 71 days
India's Active Caseload further declines to 10,26,159
Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 31 consecutive days
Recovery Rate increases to 95.26%
Daily Positivity Rate stands at 4.25%, less than 10% positivity for 20 continuous days
India has reported 80,834 Daily New Cases in the last 24 hours. The country has recorded less than 1 lakh Daily New Cases for 6 continuous days now. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India has been witnessing a continuous fall in the active caseload. The country’s Active Caseload today stands at 10,26,159. The Caseload has been below 20 lakhs for thirteen successive days.
A net decline of 54,531 is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now only 3.49% of the country's total Positive Cases.
As more people are getting recovered from COVID-19 infection, India’s Daily Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New Cases for 31 consecutive days now. 1,32,062 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. 51,228 more recoveries were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to the daily new cases.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,80,43,446 people have already recovered from COVID-19 & 1,32,062 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours. This constitutes an overall recovery rate of 95.26%, which is showing a sustained increasing trend.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 19,00,312 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively India has conducted over 37.81 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing has been enhanced across the country, a continued decline in weekly case positivity is noticed. Weekly Positivity Rate is currently at 4.74% while the Daily Positivity rate stands at 4.25% today. It has remained less than 10% for 20 consecutive days now.
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded the 25 Cr mark yesterday under the Nationwide Vaccination Drive. 34,84,239 vaccine doses were administered in the last 24 hours.
A total of 25,31,95,048 vaccine doses have been administered through 35,05,535 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,00,48,183
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2nd Dose
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69,63,347
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,67,28,272
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2nd Dose
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88,42,292
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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4,02,15,561
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2nd Dose
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6,77,853
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Age Group 45 to 60 years
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1st Dose
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7,54,28,713
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2nd Dose
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1,19,42,926
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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6,24,72,732
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2nd Dose
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1,98,75,169
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Total
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25,31,95,048
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Special message about ongoing stronger winds and Extremely heavy rainfall spell over Mumbai
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department :
Realized Rainfall over Mumbai during 0830 hrs IST till 1730 hrs IST of today 5th August, 2020: Extremely heavy rainfalls  have already been observed over parts of Mumbai: Colaba;: 22.9 cm, Santacruz: 8.8 cm.
Realized Surface Winds over Mumbai: Winds of 60-70 kmph have been reported over Colaba. The wind speed also increased upto 107kmph in gustiness during 1700-1715 hrs IST today over Colaba.
Forecast and Warning for Mumbai and neighbourhood-
Strong winds with speed reaching 70 Kmph along and off the Mumbai and adjoining Konkan coast likely to continue till 6th morning and gradually reduce there after.
Extremely heavy rainfalls also likely to continue over Mumbai tonight and reduce from tomorrow 6th August.
Latest Radar and Satellite Picture of rain clouds given below:
Ministry of Science & Technology
DST celebrates International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2018
21st June is observed as International Day of Yoga every year. This practice started in 2015, when at the initiative of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the United Nations General Assembly took a historic decision to declare 21st June as the International Day of Yoga. The worldwide acceptance of Yoga is a matter of pride for the whole nation, as Yoga is an integral part of our cultural and spiritual heritage.
The Ministry of AYUSH  intends to rope in the Government Servants and other stakeholders of different Ministries/Departments, who are an important target group, into the Yoga Movement. Accordingly, the Department of Science and Technology under Ministry of Science and Technology celebrated International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2018, with full vigor and zeal at Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi.
IDY started with Yoga Session at 7:30 AM, based on the Common Yoga Protocol. The other activities included a session each on the Art of Living Happiness Programme, Yoga & Meditation by Brahama Kumaris, a lecture on Impact/benefits of Yoga in day-to-day life and Sahaj Yoga. The day culminated with a session on Stress Management.
The sessions witnessed enthusiastic participation by the Officers/Officials of the Department.
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
The Government is implementing the Ethanol Blended Petrol Programme and Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation to Promote Bio-fuels
Government has notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana” for providing financial support
The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that for biofuels, the Government is implementing the Ethanol Blended Petrol  Programme and Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  with the broader objectives of promoting domestic agriculture sector, ensuring environmental sustainability, reducing import dependency and saving foreign exchange.
Government had earlier notified the National Policy on Biofuels – 2018 which laid down indicative target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol and 5% blending of biodiesel in diesel by 2030 in the country. Government has now amended the National Policy on Biofuels – 2018 which has advanced the ethanol blending target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol to ESY 2025-26 from 2030. For the ongoing Ethanol Supply Year , Oil Marketing Companies  have already achieved 10.16% blending as on 10th July, 2022.
With a view to promoting the use of Compressed Bio Gas  as automotive fuel, Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation  initiative has been launched on 01.10.2018 under which OMCs have been inviting Expression of Interest  from potential entrepreneurs to produce CBG. Till 28.2.2022, Oil PSUs have released Letter of Intent  for establishment of 3160 CBG plants for procurement of CBG.
Used Cooking Oil  has been identified as a potential raw material for biodiesel production and public sector OMCs have floated EoIs for procurement of Biodiesel produced from UCO across 300 locations. OMCs have received offers for setting up 61 plants with a production capacity of approximately 36 crore litres per annum for manufacturing Biodiesel from UCO.
In March, 2019, Government has notified the “Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN  Yojana” for providing financial support to integrated bio-ethanol projects for setting up Second Generation  ethanol projects in the country using lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable feedstock. The total financial outlay for the scheme is Rs. 1969.50 crore for the period 2018-19 to 2023-24. Under the PM JI-VAN Yojana, the maximum financial assistance of Rs. 150 crore per project for commercial projects and Rs. 15 crore per project for demonstration projects has been prescribed.
Under the EBP programme, the Government has already achieved the intermediate target of 10% average blending in the country in June, 2022 ahead of the target date of November, 2022.
The details of estimated foreign currency  saving during last three Ethanol Supply Year are as follows:
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Ethanol Supply Year

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Total Saving 
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2018-19
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4145.27
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2019-20
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3697.02
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2020-21
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10605.98
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Total
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18448.27
Source: Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell
Ministry of Finance
Direct Tax Collections for F.Y. 2023-24 up to 10.08.2023
The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to 10th August, 2023 continue to register steady growth. Direct Tax collections up to 10th August, 2023 show that gross collections are at Rs. 6.53 lakh crore which is 15.73% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year. Direct Tax collection, net of refunds, stands at Rs. 5.84 lakh crore which is 17.33% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year. This collection is 32.03% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2023-24.
Refunds amounting to Rs. 0.69 lakh crore have been issued during 1st April, 2023 to 10th August, 2023, which are 3.73% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year.
Prime Minister's Office
PM announces ex-gratia for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to road accident in Auraiya, UP
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved an ex- gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the road accident in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh.
The Prime Minister has also approved Rs. 50,000 each for those injured due to the road accident in Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
History will celebrate Central Govt's 'social justice' legislations: Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State  for Development of North Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that history will celebrate the Central Government's "social justice" legislations. He said, this has been a unique first week of the month of August when, at the initiative of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Parliament passed two historic legislations, - one to set up a Backward Class Commission with Constitutional Status and other to restore the original provisions of the SC/ST Law which had been modified by a Supreme Court judgment.
Dr Jitendra Singh expressed these views when the Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, Shri Nand Kumar Sai, called on him to convey a deep sense of gratitude to the government for the Amendment bill passed yesterday by the Parliament to restore the provision of the earlier stringent punishment for atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Minister said, it was nearly 60 years ago, soon after the independence, that the Ikka Kelkar Committee had recommended the setting up of a Backward Class Commission with Constitutional status. The present Government has successfully brought through the Parliament a law to establish an OBC Commission with Constitutional status.
Dr Jitendra Singh recalled that Shri Narendra Modi had taken over as Prime Minister four years ago with the pledge to dedicate his government to the upliftment of the poor and weaker sections of the society. He said, looking back over the last four years, the Union Government has substantially vindicated its pledge through a series of decisions either to bring in new reforms or to enact new legislations.
Ministry of Education
Gender inclusive holistic education in NEP
The National Education Policy 2020 envisages an inclusive and structural change in the educational system. It focuses on ‘Equitable and Inclusive Education’ which reverberates the idea that no child should be left behind in terms of educational opportunity because of their background and socio-cultural identities. It has taken into account the concerns of the Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups  which includes female and transgender individuals, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, minorities and other categories. This policy aims at bridging the social category gaps in access, participation, and learning outcomes in school education.
National Council of Educational Research and Training  is implementing the Adolescence Education Programme  as part of the National Population Education Project . One of the learning outcomes of AEP is to make the learners aware of the concerns of adolescence, i.e. process of growing up during adolescence & HIV/AIDS and to inculcate in them positive attitude regarding these concerns.
Further, the aspects related to gender-inclusive holistic education are covered through age appropriate integration in different textual materials in school curriculum, as well as in training and resource materials on Health and Wellness of School Going Children, especially under the aegis of School Health Programme under Ayushman Bharat.
As per UDISE+ 2019-20, a total of 61214 transgender children are enrolled in schools, of which 5813 and 4798 transgender children are enrolled in Class 10 and Class 12 respectively.
Department of School Education and Literacy , Ministry of Education is implementing Samagra Shiksha which is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education. Samagra Shiksha reaches out to girls, and children belonging to SC, ST, Minority communities and transgender.
Further, National Education Policy  2020 also identifies transgender children as Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups  and provides for equitable quality education, inter-alia, for all such students. This includes provisions for assisting transgender children in gaining access to education, support for community-based interventions that address local context-specific barriers to transgender children’s access to and participation in education, thereby aiming to eliminate any remaining disparity in access to education  for children from any gender or other SEDGs.
Additionally, under NISHTHA , a nation-wide integrated teacher training program for teachers under Samagra Shiksha, teachers are trained for relevance of Gender Dimensions in Teaching and Learning Process which helps teachers to use and adopt learning activities that foster gender sensitive classroom environment.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 202.79 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 27,37,235 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,45,026
- Active cases stand at 0.33%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.47%
- 20,742 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to
- 4,32,67,571
- 18,313 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 87.36 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,25,337 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India